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New Amtrak Carry-On Baggage Security Screening at Chicago Union Station

May 31, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – The Amtrak Police Department will periodically conduct random screening of Amtrak passengers and their carry-on baggage at Chicago Union Station, effective May 27.

Congressman, MARTA CEO Talk Transit Funding

May 31, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

DECATUR, Ga. — U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., recently went on a fact-finding transit tour of MARTA with the transit system’s General Manager and CEO.

Canadian Pacific’s Maintenance of Way Workers Ratified Three-Year Agreement

May 29, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific was notified by the Teamsters Canada Maintenance of Way Employees Division that the Memorandum of Settlement reached in April 2010 by Canadian Pacific and the TCRC MWED has now been ratified by the membership.

STB Releases Report on Updating Uniform Rail Costing System

May 29, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Responding to a request from Congress, the Surface Transportation Board released a report on options for updating its Uniform Rail Costing System, which is used by the Board in rate and other cases.

FRA: Nearly $80 Million in High-Speed Rail Funds Delivered to States

May 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that nearly $80 million in grants have been delivered to states as part of President Obama’s high-speed and intercity passenger rail program.

CSXT Announces Rail Security Partnership with Florida

May 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) announced that it has entered into a rail security partnership with the State of Florida that represents a model CSXT hopes to use with other states it serves.

Axion Installs First Ever Recycled Plastic Rail Road Bridge at Fort Eustis

May 27, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Axion International Holdings announced the completion of the first of two railroad bridges at Fort Eustis, Va., constructed from recycled plastic.

National Coal Corp. Completes Sale of Rail Line

May 27, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A wholly-owned subsidiary of National Coal Corp. sold 42 miles of rail line between Oneida and Devonia, Tenn., to R.J. Corman Railroad for approximately $3 million.

Hamberger: The Success of America’s Railroads and Coal are Indelibly Linked

May 26, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Affordable coal-based electricity has helped ensure America’s position as a global economic superpower, and freight railroads are a big reason for that, Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger told the Congressional Coal Caucus.

MTA Finalizes Hudson Yards Deal

May 26, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has entered into a contract with a joint venture of Related Companies and new partner Oxford Properties Group for the development of the MTA’s Hudson Yards into a mixed-use community that will include 12 million square feet of commercial and residential development.